'Doh Beat Up' and 'Doh Take It on:' Exploring Direct and Indirect Associations Between Religious Commitment, Self-Forgiveness and Self-Condemnation in Trinidad and Tobago
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- Tytuł: 'Doh Beat Up' and 'Doh Take It on:' Exploring Direct and Indirect Associations Between Religious Commitment, Self-Forgiveness and Self-Condemnation in Trinidad and Tobago
- Autor/Autorzy:
- Nazwa czasopisma: Religions
- Rok: 2026
- Tom: 17
- Numer: 6
- ISSN: 2077-1444
- e-ISSN: 2077-1444
- DOI: 10.3390/rel17060634
- Adres www:: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/6/634
- Strony od-do: 1-12
- Abstrakt: The cultural discourse metaphors ‘doh beat up’ and ‘doh take it on’ in Trinidad and Tobago capture the local sentiments of releasing self-condemnation after experiencing failure, wrongdoing, or circumstances beyond one’s control. In this study, we examined the direct and indirect relationships between religious commitment, self-forgiveness, and self-condemnation. Data were collected using an online survey of 259 adults (Mage = 40; 76% female) living in Trinidad and Tobago. Path analyses showed that higher religious commitment was directly associated with lower levels of shame. Value reorientation self-forgiveness was associated with increased guilt and shame, while esteem restoration self-forgiveness was associated with reduced shame. Tests of indirect effects showed that religious commitment was indirectly associated with self-condemnation through self-forgiveness. Our findings suggest that religious commitment and self-forgiveness may play a protective role in relation to self-condemnation among Caribbean adults. Nevertheless, the cross-sectional design limits causal interpretation of these relationships.
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- 003 a Everett L. Worthington, Jr. (Autor)
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- 003 a Amanda K. Thomas (Autor)
- 003 a Colwick M. Wilson (Autor)
- 003 a David R. Williams (Autor)
- 003 a Janusz Surzykiewicz (Autor)
- 003 a Jon R. Webb (Autor)
- 003 a Loren Toussaint (Autor)
- 003 a Sandra D. Reid (Autor)
- 003 a Sebastian Skalski-Bednarz (Autor)
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- 020 a The cultural discourse metaphors ‘doh beat up’ and ‘doh take it on’ in Trinidad and Tobago capture the local sentiments of releasing self-condemnation after experiencing failure, wrongdoing, or circumstances beyond one’s control. In this study, we examined the direct and indirect relationships between religious commitment, self-forgiveness, and self-condemnation. Data were collected using an online survey of 259 adults (Mage = 40; 76% female) living in Trinidad and Tobago. Path analyses showed that higher religious commitment was directly associated with lower levels of shame. Value reorientation self-forgiveness was associated with increased guilt and shame, while esteem restoration self-forgiveness was associated with reduced shame. Tests of indirect effects showed that religious commitment was indirectly associated with self-condemnation through self-forgiveness. Our findings suggest that religious commitment and self-forgiveness may play a protective role in relation to self-condemnation among Caribbean adults. Nevertheless, the cross-sectional design limits causal interpretation of these relationships.
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- 022 a Trinidad and Tobago
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- Tytuł: 'Doh Beat Up' and 'Doh Take It on:' Exploring Direct and Indirect Associations Between Religious Commitment, Self-Forgiveness and Self-Condemnation in Trinidad and Tobago
- Autor (Twórca):
- Tytuł czasopisma : Religions
- Data: 2026
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